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On Sunday, December 6, at 3:00pm Mayor David N. Cicilline and Veterans Memorial Auditorium will present: The United States Air Force Band of Liberty, performing in a spirited holiday concert.
"... When you pop your speed brakes, the MiG flashes by you. Quickly closing the brakes, you slide onto his tail and hammer him with your '50s." -- Col. Harry Thyng, U.S. Air Force (10 victories in World War II, Korean War ) West of U.S. 41 in Lowell, I turned off Belshaw Road into the driveway of John Keithley. Cream-colored barns match a cream-colored farmhouse. Kept nice, the place resembles ...
Josh Parker's arm tattoo will no longer keep him from joining the U.S. Air Force.The 18-year-old Benicia High School graduate had been barred last week by a new Air Force policy that banned recruits from having tattoos on their right arm, which is
DesScorp writes "Aviation Week reports that the USAF has confirmed the existence of a new, formerly secret stealth aircraft, designated RQ-170 Sentinel, developed at Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works. Rumors of a secret new jet have been flying since 2007, with longtime aviation journalist Bill Sweetman dubbing the possible aircraft 'The Beast of Kandahar' because of the urban legend-like reports ...
TOKYO, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Four teenagers -- all children of U.S. military personnel in Japan -- have been arrested on charges of attempted murder, authorities say.
Patrick Hawthorne joined the military to see the world. He never thought he'd be able to do it with a golf club in his hands.
Robert Laessig's arsenal included paintbrushes and watercolors as he documented the air war in the Pacific during World War II.
Several services and ceremonies are planned to honor area veterans this week with the first beginning tonight.
The U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service has done an about face on a controversial anti-tattoo policy.
Naomi King Staff Writer HOUMA — If you know someone who’s gone above and beyond to volunteer their time and talents to Terrebonne Parish, The Courier wants to know. The newspaper is accepting nominations for Terrebonne’s Most Useful Citizen award.
For Jeffrey DiCicco, a military career was years in the making.
CHAZY — Robert and Gloria Young of Chazy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 12, 2009. They commemorated the event by renewing their wedding vows at the home of their daughter, Cheryl McCarthy, of Rouses Point, with family and friends present.
What is more difficult than running a marathon? Try running a marathon in combat boots wearing a 30-pound pack.
LAST FEBRUARY, the USO at San Francisco International Airport lost its source of free coffee due to the economic crisis.This was a crisis itself, because the USO provides a "home away from home" for active duty military personnel, reservists, retirees, Department of Defense employees and their
Senior Airman Ashley Jackson, a Lakeville native, was one of 10 U.S. service personnel to receive a personal Thanksgiving phone call from President Obama Nov. 26. Jackson got the call at Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier, Afghanistan, where she serves as a medic with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa.
IRONTON — The Ohio University Southern Performing Arts Series will present a concert of special Christmas music by the ...
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